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son, an English gentleman, where there was much company. This gentleman plays the common flute in a particular manner, improving the tone very much, by inserting a piece of spunge into the mouth-piece, through which the wind passes. He performed two or three dif- ficult concertos, by Hasse, and Nardini, very well.
There was a person from Perugia, who played a solo on the viola d'amore, very agreeably; and Signor Nardini played both a solo and a concerto, of his own composition, in such a manner as to leave nothing to wish: his tone is even and sweet; not very loud, but clear and certain; he has a great deal of expression in his slow movements, which it is said, he has happily caught from his master Tartini. As to execution, he will satisfy and please more than surprize: in short, he seems the completest player on the violin in all Italy; and, according to my feelings and judgment, his stile
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